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"I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious," said Albert Einstein. Simon and Schuster is bringing out, in April, a little book for young people who adore movies and want to work in making them. Or for anybody of any age who is still ambitious; it's not just for young adults. (I find that most people have a movie inside them and will talk endlessly about it if you just let them. They invariably want to cast a star in their imagined movie before they even have a screenplay.) THIS book is by film producer Brian Grazer, with help from Charles Fishman, titled "A Curious Mind: The Secret to a Bigger Life." Brian Grazer is the man who brought us...

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"I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious," said Albert Einstein.
Simon and Schuster is bringing out, in April, a little book for young people who adore movies and want to work in making them. Or for anybody of any age who is...

Richard Linklater's "Boyhood" was named best film Thursday evening at the 20th Critics' Choice Movie Awards, presented by the Broadcast Film Critics Assn.
The coming-of-age drama shot over a 12-year period also won honors for director...

"Boyhood" prevailed at the Critics' Choice Movie Awards, collecting the coveted picture nod, as well as director for Richard Linklater, supporting actress for Patricia Arquette and best young actor/actress for Ellar Coltrane.
Kevin Costner, Ron...

Brendan Gleeson, an actor often more known by his face than his name, is earning some of the best reviews of his life with his latest film, "Calvary," in which he stars as the unlikely and unafraid Catholic priest Father James, who ministers...

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The festival looks to change that this time around. Tribeca has entered an...

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BIRTHDAY GUY: Actor Cillian Murphy was born in Douglas, Cork, Ireland, on this date in 1976. This birthday guy played the role of Scarecrow in "Batman Begins" and its two sequels. His other film work includes "Inception," "Red...

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VH1 will look at hip-hop’s influence on culture with a four-part documentary, the network announced Wednesday.
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The past few months have been hailed as some of the strongest in modern cinema. But even in a year that saw landmark achievements duly recognized, there were films that didn’t seem to get their share of respect.
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Emmy Award-winning director Robert Butler was looking over his list of credits recently in preparation for the UCLA Film & Television Archive's "Evening With Robert Butler" celebration Thursday at the Billy Wilder Theater.
"I won't...

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No man forgets his first love.
My first love was considerably older, and cost me $25. My father paid the bill in an effort to make a man of me.
It was a 1949 Olds coupe. What did you think I was talking about? Get your mind out of the gutter.
I loved...